Hyphenation ofsous-traitassions

Analysis of "sous-traitassions"

1. Pronunciation: The word "sous-traitassions" is pronounced approximately as /su.tʁɛ.tas.jɔ̃/.

2. Syllable Division: The syllable division, adhering to the rule of using only the original letters, is: sous-trai-tas-sions

3. Morphemic Analysis:

• Prefix: sous- (Latin sub- meaning "under, below"). Function: Intensifier, indicating a secondary or delegated action.
• Root: trait- (from traiter, Latin tractare meaning "to treat, to handle"). Function: Core meaning of processing or dealing with something.
• Suffix: -assions (combination of -a- (thematic vowel) + -ss- (third-person plural imperfect indicative ending) + -ions (first-person plural imperfect indicative ending)). Function: Indicates the first-person plural imperfect indicative tense.

4. Stress Identification: The primary stress falls on the final syllable: sions.

5. Phonetic Transcription: /su.tʁɛ.tas.jɔ̃/

6. Syllable Breakdown & Rule Application:

• sous-: /su/ - Open syllable. Rule: Syllables generally end in a vowel sound. No consonant clusters impede division.
• trai-: /tʁɛ/ - Open syllable. Rule: Vowel followed by a consonant, creating a natural syllable break.
• tas-: /tas/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant cluster (tr) followed by a vowel. The vowel creates the syllable boundary.
• sions: /jɔ̃/ - Closed syllable. Rule: Consonant (s) followed by a vowel and nasal consonant (ion). The vowel creates the syllable boundary.

7. Exceptions/Special Cases: The liaison between "sous" and "trait" is common but doesn't affect the syllabification. The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in "sions" is a typical feature of French phonology and doesn't create any syllabification issues.

8. Grammatical Role: This word is exclusively the first-person plural imperfect indicative of the verb sous-traiter (to subcontract). Syllabification remains consistent regardless of the verb's conjugation.

9. Definition & Semantics:

• Definition: "Sous-traitassions" means "we were subcontracting" or "we used to subcontract."
• Part of Speech: Verb (first-person plural imperfect indicative)
• Translation: We were subcontracting
• Synonyms: délégations (delegations), externalisations (outsourcing)
• Antonyms: internalisations (internalizing)
• Examples:
  • "Nous sous-traitassions une partie de la production." (We were subcontracting part of the production.)
  • "Avant, nous sous-traitassions beaucoup, mais maintenant nous faisons tout en interne." (Before, we used to subcontract a lot, but now we do everything in-house.)

10. Regional Variations: Pronunciation of the /ʁ/ sound (the "r" in French) can vary regionally (uvular vs. alveolar). This doesn't affect the syllabification.

11. Phonological Comparison:

• illustrations: il-lus-tra-tions - Similar syllable structure with vowel-consonant breaks. Stress on the final syllable.
• réalisations: ré-a-li-sa-tions - Similar suffix (-ations). Stress on the penultimate syllable.
• organisations: or-ga-ni-sa-tions - Similar suffix (-ations). Stress on the penultimate syllable.

The difference in stress placement in "sous-traitassions" compared to "illustrations", "réalisations", and "organisations" is due to the length and complexity of the root and the presence of the imperfect indicative ending. The final syllable carries the weight of the verb conjugation.